Present: Shannon Cary, Sheryl Cullina, Anselm Huelsbergen, Corrie Hutchinson, Kathy Peters, Jeannette Pierce, Ann Riley, Ernest Shaw, Deb Ward
Guests: Grace Atkins and Nav Khanal
Update on Student Affairs Fee
INFORMATION: Grace gave LMT an update on the progress of the Student Affairs Fee.
ACTION: Grace and Kathy will work on new Libraries numbers for the proposal.
Tour of E-Learning Facilities in Ellis Library
INFORMATION: Nav took LMT on a tour of three rooms that have recently been remodeled or updated to accommodate e-learning activities.
- Room 158 (Goodie Bhullar’s former office) is currently set up as a consultation room, where librarians can meet with students to assist with research projects. It is possible to do online consultation from the room also.
- Room 156 (the former reference workroom) is now an e-learning room where librarians can work on e-learning projects and produce videos.
- Rooms 2E21 and 3E21, which are study rooms, now each have one wall painted to be a green screen. Students can reserve these rooms for video and photo creation. Some enhancements still need to made to these rooms, including sound muffling and adding movable furniture.
ACTION: Nav will work with Kathy and Pat to get carpet squares for the green screen rooms to help with the sound.
Budget Review
INFORMATION: The Libraries’ campus budget meeting has been postponed until December 16. Kathy shared the updated budget assumptions and models for FY16 through FY20 with LMT.
Space for Writing Center
INFORMATION: Jeannette stated the Writing Center is looking for space for evening tutoring, from 7 to 9 pm, because the Student Success Center is going to start closing at 7 pm. They need space for eight tutors.
ACTION: Jeannette will work with the Writing Center to find space for evening tutoring in Ellis Library.
Security and Building Announcements
INFORMATION: Kathy made the following announcements.
- We are installing solar shades in room 202.
- Painting of registers has stopped for a while in room 114 because of staffing issues.
- Some of the new furniture for Bookmark is in place. Electrical work is being done also.
Development Update
INFORMATION: Ann announced that Major Garrett, MU alum and chief White House Correspondent for CBS, will be the speaker at the 2017 Library Society event.
Personnel Updates
INFORMATION: Sheryl make the following announcements.
- The fiscal assistant position in Administration has been filled. The new person will start on Dec. 5. Whitney Sevy will stay on until the end of the year to help with the transition.
- Wendy Batson is leaving to take a position at Veterans United Home Loans.
- There will be two positions in the Journalism Library because both Karen Marshall and Gary Garrison are leaving.